Hope and help for people living with little-known movement disorder

Collaborative online children’s storybook starts conversations about little-understood disease

Shopping advice: knowing what’s in your food

Five ways to avoid costly repetitive stress injuries

Some may think that injuries in the workplace only happen to those who work high-intensity jobs like construction workers, firefighters or police officers. But you’re probably unaware that sitting at your computer and typing – something you do every day – can leave you at risk for significant pain and discomfort. Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) [...]

Earlier diagnosis, better prognosis: increasing awareness for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) cancers

Though less common than other cancers, neuroendocrine tumors, or NET, are a type of cancer that is increasing. In 2004, NET cancer was diagnosed in approximately five of 100,000 people and the incidence of NET has quadrupled over the past 30 years. To raise awareness of this cancer, Nov. 10 was declared Worldwide NET Cancer [...]

Virtual walkathon raises awareness of rare type of tumor to support carcinoid patients and advocacy groups

Carcinoid syndrome – a group of symptoms resulting from active carcinoid tumors in the body – is a rare disease. The aim of a new virtual walkathon, iWalk for Carcinoid, is to increase awareness of carcinoid syndrome and to carcinoid-related organizations. How can I participate in the iWalk? Taking part in the online walkathon is [...]

Supporting breast cancer – it’s not just something to do in October

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and throughout the month people across the country will be supporting Susan G. Komen for the Cure(R), a global leader in the breast cancer movement, by participating in their local Komen 3-Day for the Cure and Komen Race for the Cure. These events raise awareness and funding for breast [...]